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107
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Charles Drake
Acting
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Movies: 78Series: 29
TMDB ID: 15978
IMDb ID: nm0236866
Known for: Acting
Born: October 2, 1917
Died: September 10, 1994
Age: 76
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 1987
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q957063
Also known as
Charles Ruppert
Biography
Charles Drake (October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994) was an American actor.Drake was born as Charles Ruppert in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College and became a salesman. In 1939, he turned to acting and signed a contract with Warner Brothers. He wasn't immediately successful. World War II interrupted his career; soon after his military service was complete, Drake returned to Hollywood in 1945, his contract with Warner Brothers ended. In the 1940s, he did some freelance work, like A Night in Casablanca. In 1949 he moved to Universal Studios. In 1955, Drake turned to television as one of the stock-company players on Robert Montgomery Presents and three years later he became the host of the British TV espionage weekly Rendezvous. In 1959, he starred in the Western film, No Name on the Bullet, where he played a doctor dedicated to saving a small town from a dangerous assassin. In 1967 he played the part of Oliver Greer in The Fugitive episode The One That Got Away. He played in 83 films between 1939 and 1975, including Scream, Pretty Peggy. More than 50 were dramas, but he also acted in comedies, science fiction, horror and film noir. He died on September 10, 1994 in East Lyme, Connecticut, aged 76.
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Movie credits linked with Charles Drake.
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987 Movie
6.9
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
1983 Movie
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
1975 Movie
4.1
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
1975 Movie
Police Headquarters
as David L. Chapin
1974 Movie
6.1
Scream, Pretty Peggy
as George Thornton
1973 Movie
2.0
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
1973 Movie
6.6
The Screaming Woman
as Ken Bronson
1972 Movie
The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
Movie
6.5
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
1969 Movie
6.0
Hail, Hero!
as Senator Murchiston
1969 Movie
4.8
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
1968 Movie
7.3
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
1968 Movie
The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
1968 Movie
6.0
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
1967 Movie
5.0
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
1967 Movie
5.4
The Third Day
as Lawrence Conway
1965 Movie
6.4
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
1965 Movie
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
1964 Movie
5.9
Showdown
as Bert Pickett
1963 Movie
5.5
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
1961 Movie
5.9
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
1961 Movie
6.6
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
1959 Movie
5.6
Step Down to Terror
as Johnny Walters
1958 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Charles Drake.
7.4
Matt Helm
as Mr. Simmons • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Switch
as Charles Estabrook • 1 eps
1975 Series
4.6
Harry O
1 eps
1974 Series
6.8
The Rookies
1 eps
1972 Series
6.6
Cannon
1 eps
1971 Series
6.7
Land of the Giants
as Mr. Erdap • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
as Tom Laraby • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
as Adam Pierson • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.5
Judd for the Defense
1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
Ironside
as Mr. Thomas • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.8
The Invaders
as Robert Morrison • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Mitchell Connally • 1 eps
1966 Series
8.0
Star Trek
as Commodore Stocker • 1 eps
1966 Series
6.2
F Troop
1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Simon Jarvis • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Taggart Coleman • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
as Oliver Greer • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
as Walter Kendricks • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Randolf • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Ben Stockton • 1 eps
1960 Series
4.1
Checkmate
as Mack Weston • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.6
Wagon Train
as Marshal Vern Rothman • 1 eps
1957 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Mickey Wayne • 1 eps
1954 Series